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  • VSA MA ArtWeek Boston Events

    Posted Thursday September 04 2014 at 06:16 am in News

    ArtWeek Boston Logo

    ArtWeek Boston is an initiative of the Citi Performing Arts Center, whose mission is to be a champion for nonprofit innovation in Boston and provide arts and entertainment to the greater community.  ArtWeek Boston is a biannual celebration of the arts and allows arts patrons of all kinds to have a unique curated experience.  Fall ArtWeek will be held September 26 – October 5, 2014 and VSA MA is sponsoring two events that you are invited to attend.

    September 30, 2014 - Parkolation LEGO Iteration Party  Come hang out, learn and create in the first Boston parklet (mini park) designed and built by young people!  What will you get to do?
      * Explore the same essential design question that sparked this project: How can we make public street space more human-centered, green, beautiful and community-oriented?
      * Collaborate with the students, artists and community partners who built the parklet, and coaches from the MIT Media Lab’s Lifelong Kindergarten Group to create your own LEGO model parklet designs and photos.
      * Snack while you play!  Light fare and refreshments will be provided by our Parklet Partner, Mei Mei RestaurantPlease Register:

    October 2, 2014 - Drawing In the Community.  Add to an art exhibit with some artwork of your own.  Celebrating the show "Out My Window: Drawings and Paintings by Sidewalk Sam" the community is welcome to respond to Sidewalk's artwork with drawings of their own which will be displayed at the NonProfit Center.  Participants May also attend a conversation about the show and their own drawings with Sidewalk Sam during a reception from 4pm to 7pm (Conversation at 6pm).  Please Register:



    On the Wall at Boston City Hall

    Posted Monday September 01 2014 at 8:38 pm in News

    Art on the walls at Boston City Hall

    Raine Newman of Waltham, MA is curating an art exhibit to be held on the second floor of Boston City Hall.  The public is welcome to visit Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm, September 15 - 30, 2014.  The exhibit features works of various and diverse artists who have disabilities.

    Newman says: "We do not call ourselves 'disabled artists' but rather artists who happen to have disabilities."

    The exhibiting artists include:
    Neri Avraham
    Tom Abruzese
    Kristi Beisecker
    Dew Jareanvai
    Sebouh Kandilian
    Juan Lucero
    Bethany Murray
    David Mynott II
    Aaron Needle
    Roxanne Hope Randle
    Kristen Smith
    Raine Newman

    An artist reception will be held Tuesday, September 30, 2014 from 4-5pm.  For more information contact Raine Newman at rainevangogh@hotmail.com.



    ASL-Interpreted: Author Brenda Sturgis Book Reading and Activity at Boston Children's Museum

    Posted Monday September 01 2014 at 8:21 pm in Cultural Inclusion

    The Land Where Loon Lives

    Meet children's book author, Brenda Sturgis.  Enjoy story time with her new book, The Lake Where Loon Lives.  Use your imagination to decorate your own loon and learn about the loon and its habit!

    September 13, 2014  2:00 pm and 2:45 pm  ASL-Interpreted
    Free with paid Museum admission.

    For more information, visit the Museum website or contact:
    Saki Iwamoto, Health and Wellness Educator
    Iwamoto@BostonChildrensMuseum.org
    617-986-3697